People's Democracy

(Weekly Organ of the Communist Party of India
(Marxist)

Vol. XXXIV

No.
13

March
28, 2010

TRIPURA

CPI(M) Wins Tripura RS Seat Unopposed

THE
CPI(M)ís Jharna Das has been declared elected unopposed for the sole
Rajya
Sabha seat from the state. As nobody else from any other political
party had
filed a nomination, the CPI(M) nominee was declared elected unopposed.

On
March 19, Tripura legislativeassembly
secretary S M Lodh handed her over the certificate of election.

Jharna
Das is the second woman after Ila Bhattacharya and the first memberfrom the SC community to be elected MP from
the state.

The
tenure of the outgoing Rajya Sabha MP from the state, Matilal Sarkar,
shall
expire on April 2.